Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Iii, "Artie" Martin
Apr 12, 2009
Edward Arthur â??Artieâ? Martin, III, 28 of DeWitt died on Sunday, April 12, 2009. He was a loving father, son, brother, grandson, uncle and friend. Artie enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing, and farming. He is survived by his parents, Edward Dale and Gayle Raymer Martin; children, Brandon and Destiny and their mother, Lisa; sister, Elisha Crenshaw and husband, Brian and...
Daniel Ryan
Apr 12, 2009
Daniel Thomas Ryan, 56, of Disputanta, VA passed away April 12, 2009, after a brief illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years Luanne Hawkins Ryan; parents, Don and Ruby Ryan of Petersburg; brothers, Mike Ryan and wife, Sharon of Newport News and Dennis Ryan; sisters, Kathy Burgess and husband, Rick of Petersburg and Mary Sechrist of...
Mary Savedge
Apr 11, 2009
Waverly, Virginia Mary Rebecca Savedge, 86, passed away Friday, April 10, 2009, at the Waverly Health Care Center. Born September 5, 1922 in Surry County VA, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Emma Sue McAllister Savedge. Miss Savedge was a graduate of Surry High School and a member of Carsley United Methodist Church, Waverly. She was...
Maurry Long
Apr 11, 2009
Maurry Ellwood Long, age 84, of Hopewell, VA, died on Saturday, April 11, 2009. He was born in Augusta, GA, the son of the late Maurry L. and Katherine Parish Long. Mr. Long was a veteran of the USMC and served in the Pacific during WWII. He was also a recipient of the Purple Heart and a member of the...
Mattie Maitland
Apr 11, 2009
Mattie Newcomb Maitland, widow of David Lesley Maitland, Jr., died on Saturday, April 11, 2009 after a brief illness. She was a native of Dinwiddie County, VA and lived there until 1966 when the family moved to Newport News, VA. She was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church where she served on many committees. Mrs. Maitland was a...
, Tobias
Apr 10, 2009
Herbert Tobias, 95, died Friday, April 10, 2009. The son of Max and Katie Tobias, Herbert was predeceased by his wives Edith Ostroff Tobias and Sylvia Barkan Tobias, his sister Mollie Zatcoff, and his brother A. Louis Tobias. He is survived by his son, Carl William Tobias, and wife, Margaret Sanner; daughter, Gail Tobias Stafford, and husband, Michael; grandson, Jonathan...
Jr., T. Hart
Apr 10, 2009
Kirby Thompson Hart, Jr. died with grace and dignity Friday, April 10th, 2009 at Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. He lived life fully with great devotion to family and friends. As a beloved pediatrician for 50 years at the Petersburg Childrenâ??s Clinic, with Nurse Leola P. Jones, his right hand since day one, he gave unselfishly and untiringly...
John Clements
Apr 10, 2009
John Waverly â??Doodleyâ? Clements, 82, of Prince George County, peacefully passed away Friday, April 10, 2009 surrounded by family and friends in Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA. Mr. Clements was a U. S. Army veteran having served his country during the Korean War. He was a member of Newville United Methodist Church, Newville Hunt Club, Hopewell American Legion, a...
Mary Hughes
Apr 10, 2009
Waverly Mary Kay Hughes, 60, of Waverly passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009. Born on December 10, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie T. Hughes, Sr. and Maybelle Connor Hughes. Mary was a special sister and friend to many people; always loving and willing to lend a helping hand. She is survived by her sisters, Gloria...
Phyllis Holt
Apr 9, 2009
Phyllis Ann Holt, 75 of Hopewell, died April 9, 2009. She was a life-long resident of Hopewell. She was employed at John Randolph Medical Center in the house keeping department and was a member of the choir at First Baptist Church. Miss Holt was preceded in death by her parents Horace Taylor and Virginia Lipscomb Holt. Surviving are two sisters,...
Robert Barber
Apr 7, 2009
Robert Edgar Barber, Sr., age 82, of Carson, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. He was born in Mullens, West Virginia, son of the late Hugh and Lettie Dixon Barber. He was also preceded in death by a son, Robert E. â??Bobbyâ? Barber, Jr. Mr. Barber enjoyed yard work and was good with his hands. He was an...
Jr. T. Stout
Apr 7, 2009
George Tennant Stout, Jr., 85, of Church Road, Virginia, passed away Tuesday April 7, 2009. He was predeceased by his parents George T. Stout, Sr. & Mildred B. Cooper Stout and a son Richard Lee Stout.. George was a veteran of the United States Navy and served his country during WWII. He was an avid hunter and loved to drive...
Dorothy Grigg
Apr 6, 2009
Dorothy Adkins Grigg, age 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2009. She was born in Matoaca, Virginia, daughter of the late Richard and Elsie Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John L. Grigg and brothers, Percy and Hubert Adkins. Mrs. Grigg was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was...
James Jr. Wagner
Apr 6, 2009
James â??Jimâ? Buchanan Wagner, Jr., 63, of Prince George died on Monday, April 06, 2009. He was the son of Helen Burley Wagner and the late James Buchanan Wagner, Sr. Jim had a passion for sports having played Lacrosse for Woodlawn High School in Maryland and later played soccer for Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. He furthered his pursuit in academics...
Maggie Tuck
Apr 6, 2009
Maggie Lynch Tuck, age 74, of Chester, VA, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009. She was born in Bedford, VA, the daughter of the late, Edgar and Janie Brown Lynch. Maggie was retired from Wachovia Bank in Chester after 30 years of service. She was also a retailer of antiques in the Chester area for many years. Maggie was...
Blanche Ellis
Apr 3, 2009
Blanche Seymour Ellis, 94, of Colonial Heights, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Thursday April 2, 2009. She was predeceased by her parents Willie E. & Bessie Johnson Seymour; her husband, Lawrence W. Ellis, Sr.; a daughter, Margaret Stamos; sisters, Bernice L. Westmoreland, Mary T. Dyson and Florence Rose; a brother, Leslie Seymour and a grandchild, Jerilyn Banning...
Cortlandt Joyner
Apr 3, 2009
Cortlandt Hunter Joyner, 73, of Virginia Beach, formerly of Chester, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009. He was born in Hopewell, son of the late William Briggs Joyner and Martha Gibbs Joyner. Cortlandt graduated from Hopewell High School and later from Capital Engineering Institute in Washington, D.C. He retired in 1990 from IBM after 30 years, most of which...
Mary Nunnally
Apr 3, 2009
Mary Ball Nunnally, 94, of DeWitt, widow of George B Nunnally and Parham B. Nunnally, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lucy West Ball. She is survived by her children, William H. Nunnally and wife, Marie of Jarratt, George T. Nunnally and wife, Bernice of Sutherland, Charles...
Rose Mueller
Apr 2, 2009
Rose L. Mueller, 61, of Chester, Virginia, passed peacefully at her residence on Thursday, April 2, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her father, Wilton Pulley and mother Ruth Turner. She is survived by her devoted husband of 40 years, Kenneth; sons, Kenny, Mikie, Timmy and Dylan; and grandchildren, Carlie, Michael, Justice, Emily...
Brayden Nall
Apr 1, 2009
Brayden Eddie Nall, 3 months old, of Chester, Virginia, went to be with our Lord after a courageous and valiant battle. Brayden is survived by his loving parents, Heather E. Nall and Phillip B. "Brad" Whitmore of Chester and Chesterfield; grandparents, Eddie and Nancy Nall of Chester and Richard and Michelle Whitmore of Chesterfield; aunts, Megan Nall of Chester and...
